IBM Layoffs

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Company information:

Industry/Area of Activity:

Internet & Computer Services

Company Stock Ticker:

IBM

Stock traded at:

NYSE

Industry Code:

9533

About IBM:

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is a large multinational technology and consulting company. It currently has headquarters in Armonk, NY and employs over 400,000 people all over the world. IBM makes and sells computer hardware and software and provides a wide range of technology and business consulting services to clients on all continents. In addition, IBM offers outsourcing, infrastructure, hosting and cloud solutions. IBM actively acquires leading companies in the technology sector - for example in 2012 it acquired Kenexa, in 2009 SPSS and in 2002 the consulting arm of PwC.

Revenue information:

USD $92 billion as of 2014

Contact information:

Contact Customer Service at . Corporate headquarters are located at IBM Corporation, 1 New Orchard Road, Armonk, New York 10504-1722. Email:

Topics regarding layoffs
at IBM

So rumors are going on that if your a first line manager and your not in a close range of your team then get ready for change travel experience will not be allowed. So it’s time to relocate or find a job somewhere else.

Job cuts and re-organization happening today at IBM Canada (Cloud Managers were only informed yesterday later afternoon if they were still employed. And today is when they have to decide who is on their smaller team and who is not.

So how does IBM do a reorganization change this way? They want to save money but they have now have first line manager that live on the west coast but all there team is on the east coast not very smart.

I am currently with IBM GBS and here is the sad part -- we have too much of upper management that does no contribution to opening up markets nor develop skills typically they belong to an era where the market was not that fast paced .. so we are...
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I received confirmation (off the record) today that a cut is in the works, from someone at the Director level, but no other info as far as timing or package details. Sounds like soon though, so probably the usual January RA. I wonder if it's 3 months...
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"The judge said in Tuesday's order that IBM had argued that its 'financial strength proves that it will have the means to pay' about $90 million — the amount the award is expected to grow to, with interest, over the two years its appeal will likely...
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Worst management ever. Worse than the time with Akers. Lower level management is pitiful, unqualified, no leadership skills, dumbfounded, don't have a clue about IBM's own personnel policies, can't provide career or skills advice to its own people...
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I remember a talk back when I was at the UW — a representative from IBM came and gave an info session to about 100 students from comp-sci and comp-e. We were all ears. I distinctly remember that the rep talked to us for about an hour, and that for at...
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Most here are probably too young or too short of tenure to remember how great and respected a company IBM was up through the 1980's and early 90's. Introducing oneself as an IBM'er and showing your ID card at any security desk was rewarded with...
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I believe you are about to see IBM split into two pieces. Strategic initiatives, and everything else. Both pieces will be marketed separately and eventually they will be sold off. Strategic initiatives will include all of the strategic initiatives...
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IBM's #8 on that list of potentially most impacted corporations. But there's no way Ginni will allow this to happen. I wonder what sort(s) of actions she'll have to take to prevent it? [HINT: We all know. . .]...
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